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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *někъg(ъ)dy. By surface analysis, nie- + kiedy.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛdɘ
- Syllabification: nie‧kie‧dy
Adverb
niekiedy (not comparable)
- every now and then, from time to time, occasionally, sometimes
- Synonyms: co jakiś czas, czasami, czasem, nieraz
- (Central Greater Poland) Synonym of kiedyś (“formerly, once”)
Further reading
- niekiedy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- niekiedy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Oskar Kolberg (1877) “niekiedy”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 20